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About Lipu Village

Lipu is a mid sized village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 298 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.04 hectares hectares.

Lipu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lipu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Jaridih
Area (hectares) 286.04 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 298
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lipu compares

By the 2011 count Lipu is the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 286.04 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Lipu

Lipu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lipu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lipu from other places

Lipu lies about 34 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lipu
Nearest railway station Harubera 15 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaridih 20 km
District headquarters Bokaro 34 km

Villages closest to Lipu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaridih tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lipu

As per the Census of India 2011, Lipu village had a population of 601. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Lipu village has 298 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lipu has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Lipu covers 286.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lipu falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lipu is Harubera, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lipu.

Lipu is about 34 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lipu is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. Harubera is about 15 km away. Kathhāra is about 17 km away. Jaridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (8.7 km), Kamlapur (11 km) and Bahadurpur (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lipu today is likely to be higher.

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